Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
July 23, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1939 at Polo Grounds V. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 7, New York Giants 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 1 2 0
Herman 2b 5 2 2 1
Galan lf 5 1 2 1
Gleeson rf 4 1 1 1
Reynolds cf 4 1 2 1
Hartnett c 4 0 2 2
Russell 1b 4 0 1 1
Bartell ss 3 0 1 0
Lee p 3 0 0 0
  Leiber ph 0 0 0 0
  Bryant pr 0 1 0 0
  Passeau p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 13 7
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Moore lf 5 0 0 0
Whitehead 2b 5 1 2 0
Demaree cf 4 0 0 0
Ott rf 5 2 2 1
Bonura 1b 4 0 1 1
O'Dea c 3 0 1 1
Hafey 3b 4 1 1 0
Scalzi ss 4 0 2 0
Lohrman p 2 1 1 1
  Ripple ph 1 0 0 0
  Gumbert p 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 5 11 4
Chicago 100 101 004–7131
New York 111 001 100–5111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W(10-10) 8.0 11 5 4 2 0
  Passeau  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
2
0
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Lohrman   6.0 8 3 3 2 1
  Gumbert  L(11-5) 3.0 5 4 4 2 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
4
3
  E–Bartell (24), Bonura (9).  DP–New York 1. Hafey-Whitehead-Bonura.  2B–Chicago Herman (20); Galan (17); Hartnett (11), New York O'Dea (1).  3B–Chicago Reynolds (6).  HR–New York Ott (16,7th inning off Lee 0 on); Lohrman (1,2nd inning off Lee 0 on).  SH–Reynolds (10); Hartnett (4); R. Russell (13).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  U–Dolly Stark, Larry Goetz, Bick Campbell.  T–2:20.  A–14,975.
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